Cross-sector round table Thursday 19th January 2017 Health and wellbeing in the North East: making best use of research and data Cross-sector round table Thursday 19th January 2017

Overview The Civil Society Data Partnership is an ESRC-funded collaboration led by the University of Stirling, along with the University of St Andrews and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Aims: develop administrative data on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) help CSOs to improve their ability to work with data, including ‘big data’ increase collaboration between CSOs and academia

Making best use of existing data and resources Scottish Civil Society Data Partnership Making best use of existing data and resources Academic resources

Making best use of existing data and resources Scottish Civil Society Data Partnership Making best use of existing data and resources Academic resources

Making best use of existing data and resources Scottish Civil Society Data Partnership Making best use of existing data and resources Academic resources

Aims and outcomes for today Network! Strengthen links between third sector organisations, public sector and academic sector Identify key issues ad research gaps Make better use of existing assets, resources and data, including open source and ‘big data’ Better connections with academics leading to more collaboration Better links with public sector, local intelligence and public sector data sets as well as better understanding of shared priorities Support for third sector organisations in Aberdeen who collect and hold data, but lack capacity/time to analyse or skills to present and visualise data Joint research projects and funding bids around local needs and priorities

The ‘third sector’

About the Third Sector

The

Third sector in North East Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray £342million income last year £315million spent last year Over 10,000 paid staff Over 20,000 unpaid trustees 141,000 volunteers 17million volunteer hours worth an estimated £241million

Third sector in North East

Third sector in North East and Health

Making best use of existing data and resources Funding - Ilse Mackinnon ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ESRC grants are usually open to academic institutions, but the ESRC is increasingly encouraging collaboration with the third sector. Funding streams include Impact Acceleration Accounts which fund knowledge exchange activities  Secondary Data Analysis Initiative which funds the deeper analysis of major data resources Big Lottery Grant-making trusts Funding Scotland www.fundingscotland.com Funding Scotland is a portal that allows users to search for relevant funders and covers all funders – lottery, public and third sector grant-makers.

Making best use of existing data and resources Academic resources

Making best use of existing data and resources Funding Public sector /Scottish Government A range of public sector funding is available for research – see Funding Scotland. Key funds include the Scottish Government’s new £9.7m Social Economy Development Programme, which is being introduced to tackle poverty and inequality across Scotland with the support of EU funding. It runs alongside the £18.9m Aspiring Communities Fund. The Social Innovation Challenge Fund will invest in a 3-stage model of Social Innovation, by supporting new approaches to tackling poverty, through partnership and joint working between the social economy and academic/research organisations. Stage 1 – provides between £30k and £50k to support research and development of new and creative ideas and potential solutions to social problems(£30k - £50k) Stage 2 – provides between £100k and £150k to enable partnerships to develop Stage 1 ideas into new products or services, pilot or prototype and measure their effectiveness, understand what works and demonstrate why Stage 3 – provides between £150k and £250k for the scaling up of Stage 2 products and services that have demonstrated their effectiveness in tackling poverty and disadvantage Funds open January 2017 For more info contact: infogrowingthesocialeconomy@gov.scot

Making best use of existing data and resources Third sector resources http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/ find stories, research and events, share your news, sign up to e-bulletins on various topics including Regeneration & Housing Third Sector Interfaces – 32 local third sector support bodies www.getinvolved.org.uk – database of over 40,000 organisations www.aliss.org – signposts to Health and Wellbeing resources and projects Oxfam Humankind Index – Index of priorities, including decent homes JRF/ESRC Evidence centre on UK housing The ESRC, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are funding a £6million evidence centre for UK housing, looking to improve connections, bring together existing research and identify gaps. The centre is funded over 5 years, and is expected to open Spring 2017.

Making best use of existing data and resources Public sector resources Scottish Housing Regulator Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Census, plus other household surveys UK Data Service NHS data eg Scottish Public Health Observatory

Making best use of existing data and resources Academic resources Interface University resources ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts Administrative Data Research Centre Urban Big Data Centre